BELLEVUE, Wash.– The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley baseball team dropped the opening game of three-game series to Seattle U 12-8 on Friday at Bannerwood Park.
 
UTRGV (18-20, 4-6 WAC) trailed 8-0 early before getting on the board in the fourth on an RBI-single by junior Anthony Gomezand a balk that scored junior Aaron Dees.
 
Gomez also hit an RBI-single in the sixth to bring UTRGV within 12-3.
 
Then, in the seventh, UTRGV put two on with nobody out to set up an RBI-single by Dees. Sophomore Elijah Alexanderhit into a fielder's choice to drive-in a run. Later in the inning, wild pitch scored Alexander and senior Ivan Estrellahit a two-run single to bring UTRGV within 12-8.
 
Gomez finished 3-for-6 with a double and two RBI. Senior Noah Lee went 2-for-3 with a double, two walks and two runs scored. Estrella finished 2-for-5.
 
That was all the runs against Tarik Skubal(6-0), who went 5.2 innings, striking out 12 while scattering five hits and three walks.
 
Seattle U (24-10, 7-3 WAC) got on the board against senior Carter Johnson(1-5) right away, as a Dalton Hurdsingle drove-in two runs and then a Sean Suttonhome run made the score 4-0.
 
In the second, Hurd hit a two-run home run and Chase Wellsand Jack Reisingerhit RBI-singles to put Seattle U up 8-0.
 
Then, in the fourth, with the score 8-2, Lucas Denney homered and Austin Livelysingled to make the score 10-2.
 
Denney added an RBI-double in the fifth to put Seattle U up 12-2.
 
UTRGV and Seattle U play the middle game of this series on Saturday at 5 p.m.

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